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Violin Sonatina (Sibelius)
The Violin Sonatina in E major, Op. 80, is a three-movement duo for violin and piano[2] written in 1915 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The main theme of the third movement was originally intended for the Sixth Symphony (Op. 104).[3] History The Violin Sonatina received its premiere in Helsinki, Finland on 6 December 1915, on occasion of the semi-centennial of Sibelius's birth (during which there were many concerts celebrating the composer); the soloists were the Polish-American violinist Richard Burgin and the Finnish pianist Eino Lindholm. Also on the program was the String Quartet in B-flat major (Op. 4, 1890), the suite for solo piano Kyllikki (Op. 41, 1904), and the String Quartet in D minor, Voces intimae (Op. 56, 1909).[1] Structure and musicThe Violin Sonatina is in three movements, as follows:
The piece was published in 1921 by Edition Wilhelm Hansen.[1] Movement IThe first movement begins in 4 Movement IIThe second movement is in 6 Movement IIIThe third movement begins 4 DiscographyThe American violinist Diana Steiner and the pianist David Berfield made the world premiere studio recording of the Violin Sonatina in 1977 for Orion.[1] The sortable table below lists this and other commercially available recordings:
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